WEBVTT -- AWARNESS ABOUT LOCAL HUNGER AND COLLECT FOOD. REPORTER: THIS GIANT SCULPTURE OF THE BEAR TRAP IS ONE OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCULPTURES BUILT BY SEVEN DIFFERENT TEAMS ENTIRELY OUT OF CANNED GOODS ANDNONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. IT'S A COMPETITION AMONG THE TEAMS AS WELL AS A FUNDRAISER FOR A WORTHY CAUSE. EACH SCULPTURE INCORPORATES THE NUMBER FIVE IN SOME FORM IN RECOGNITION OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK'S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.THE TEAMS ARE COMPETING FOR YOURATTENTION.YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SCULPTURE TO DETERMINE THE WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD BY TAKING A PHOTO OF YOUR FAVORITE SCULPTURE AND POSTING IT TO INSTAGRAM WITH THE #ONEVOTEONEMEAL.THE SCULPTURE WITH THE MOST PHOTOS POSTED BY THE END OF CAN-STRUCTION ON JUNE 15 WINS A $250 GARDENS MALL GIFT CARD.IN ADDITION TO THE COMPETITION, ALL OF THE CANNED FOOD USED TO CREATE THE SCULPTURES WILL BE DONATED TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTYFOOT BANK AT THE END OF THE TWO-WEEK EXHIBITION.LAST YEAR'S CAN-STRUCTION BROUGHT IN MORE THAN 29,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO FEED THE HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY.CAN-STRUCTION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC STARTING TODAY THROUGH

The summer is when food needs are the greatest for local children, since many are not getting breakfast or lunch at school. For the next two weeks, the Gardens Mall is helping to raise awareness about local hunger.Seven giant sculptures have been erected throughout the mall. They were constructed by seven different teams and are made entirely of canned goods and non-perishable food items. It's a competition among the teams as well as a fundraiser for a worthy cause.Each sculpture incorporates the number five in some form in recognition of the Palm Beach County Food Bank's fifth anniversary. The teams are competing for the public's attention. Visitors can vote for their favorite sculpture to determine the winner of the People's Choice Award by taking a photo of their favorite sculpture and posting it to Instagram with the #1vote1meal @thegardensmall. The sculpture with the most photos posed by the end of "Canstruction" on June 15 wins a $250 Gardens Mall gift card. In addition to the competition, all of the canned food used to create the sculptures will be donated to the Palm Beach County Food Bank at the end of the two-week exhibit. Last year's "Canstruction" brought in more than 29,000 pounds of food to feed the hungry in Palm Beach County. The sculptures are available for public viewing June 5 through June 17.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —

The summer is when food needs are the greatest for local children, since many are not getting breakfast or lunch at school. For the next two weeks, the Gardens Mall is helping to raise awareness about local hunger.

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Seven giant sculptures have been erected throughout the mall. They were constructed by seven different teams and are made entirely of canned goods and non-perishable food items. It's a competition among the teams as well as a fundraiser for a worthy cause.

Each sculpture incorporates the number five in some form in recognition of the Palm Beach County Food Bank's fifth anniversary.

The teams are competing for the public's attention. Visitors can vote for their favorite sculpture to determine the winner of the People's Choice Award by taking a photo of their favorite sculpture and posting it to Instagram with the #1vote1meal @thegardensmall.

The sculpture with the most photos posed by the end of "Canstruction" on June 15 wins a $250 Gardens Mall gift card.

In addition to the competition, all of the canned food used to create the sculptures will be donated to the Palm Beach County Food Bank at the end of the two-week exhibit.

Last year's "Canstruction" brought in more than 29,000 pounds of food to feed the hungry in Palm Beach County.

The sculptures are available for public viewing June 5 through June 17.